Ancient Roman Oil Lamp 'Factory Town' Found

Discovery News ^ | Friday, December 5, 2008 | Rossella Lorenzi

[SunkenCiv]

Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell'Emilia-Romagna | Firmalampen, or "factory lamps," found at sites in Modena, Italy. These lamps were one of the first mass-produced goods in Roman times and they carried brand names clearly stamped on their clay bottoms.

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[Monkey Face]

Whoa! Do I have to tell you what those REALLY look like????

[Hegemony Cricket]

Wow - coolest thing ever - looks like somebody ‘collected the whole set’...

[Pontiac]

14 lead bullets which were probably used in the Battle of Mutina in 43 B.C.

I am really curious as to what kind of lead bullets were used in 43 B.C..

[JoeProBono]

[Knitting A Conundrum]

sling bullets.

A slinger was called a Funditor, and the lead bullets might have the word Dexa inscribed on them...that meant Catch! LOL

[Beowulf9]

I’d love to see the terracota Hercules.

[Trajan88]

Emperor Trajan88 gives this thread a thumb's up ;-)

[djf]

Wow!

Ya got to hand it to the Romans, they were genius in many ways. It was not uncommon for a Roman house to have sewers underneath and running water nearby!

And 2000 years ago, Rome, as a city, was already near 800 years old! (in 330, Constantine the Great released a bunch of coins commemorating the 1,000th anniversary of Rome!)

[SunkenCiv]

There’s a reason they were filled with oil...

[SunkenCiv]

Those were probably lead slingstones (stone being an expression in that case). The Romans had artillery (the word is even from them I think), but it wasn’t obviously gunpowder-based. ;’) Vespasian, as a general, made his reputation in Britain (if memory serves), reducing British hillforts using Roman artillery of various types.

[Monkey Face]

*snort*
ROTFL!
Don’t even GO there!
I’ve been without oil lamps for far too long....

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, they really had it goin’ on. There was a dark side of course, but who are we to throw, uh, slingstones?

[SunkenCiv]

:’) Thanks!

[Lurker]

Those sling bullets were a serious weapon. They were quite lethal at a fairly long distance.

L

[patton]

Are you pulling my leg?

[Knitting A Conundrum]

No, not at all...

[Gator113]

Amazing find.

[ApplegateRanch]

I’ve been without oil lamps for far too long....

You saying you're one of the 6 unwise virgins of the Wedding Parable?